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diff --git a/man5/nss.5 b/man5/nss.5
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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The variables currently recognized are:
.TP
\fBNETID_AUTHORITATIVE =\fR \fITRUE\fR|\fIFALSE\fR
If set to TRUE, the NIS backend for the
-.BR initgroups (3)
+.MR initgroups 3
function will accept the information
from the
.I netid.byname
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ The system administrator has to make sure it is correctly generated.
.TP
\fBSERVICES_AUTHORITATIVE =\fR \fITRUE\fR|\fIFALSE\fR
If set to TRUE, the NIS backend for the
-.BR getservbyname (3)
+.MR getservbyname 3
and
-.BR getservbyname_r (3)
+.MR getservbyname_r 3
functions will assume that the
.I services.byservicename
NIS map exists and is authoritative, particularly
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ The system administrator has to make sure it is correctly generated.
.TP
\fBSETENT_BATCH_READ =\fR \fITRUE\fR|\fIFALSE\fR
If set to TRUE, the NIS backend for the
-.BR setpwent (3)
+.MR setpwent 3
and
-.BR setgrent (3)
+.MR setgrent 3
functions will read the entire database at once and then
hand out the requests one by one from memory with every corresponding
-.BR getpwent (3)
+.MR getpwent 3
or
-.BR getgrent (3)
+.MR getgrent 3
call respectively.
Otherwise, each
-.BR getpwent (3)
+.MR getpwent 3
or
-.BR getgrent (3)
+.MR getgrent 3
call might result in a network communication with the server to get
the next entry.
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